Adirondack Hike with Dan
June 2004
16k
Day 2 Loop
177k
We leave shoe box falls at day break
288k
and find tall trees on
175k
the hike to Owl's Head Lookout
79k
where we can plan our trailless crossover to the Bald-Rocky-Peak Ridge
100k
some cool flowers
332k
and our trailless descent to the brook
297k
where we come out at the desired split in the brook
249k
we pump lots of water
262k
and climb trailless, often following animal trails
288k
lots of birch bark
127k
we reach the ridge trail at the col between Bald and Rocky Peak and climb to get a view of Bald Peak
93k
now higher and with a better view
133k
and higher still
107k
until we reach the first bump of Rocky Peak where we enjoy lunch
185k
we move along the ridge
78k
reaching Mary Louise Lake
149k
and the summit
134k
where a stretch is in order
285k
the col means we have just one more mountain to do
142k
we get great views east as we near the summit
110k
and we reach Giant
115k
and great, but hazy views
187k
we reach high bank
272k
which is a high bank
69k
and play hide-n-seek with a wood pecker
78k
we get a last view of Owl's Head Lookout on the way down
209k
the next morning, a swim refreshes, before the drive home